We're nearly all here!

Well it's Wednesday lunchtime and Anne, Ruth and I are at the Casa R'eom base, we arrived yesterday as scheduled having had a trouble free flight and time to browse the shops at Jo'burg, one was called "Out of Africa" in which they were playing Amazing Grace! - my favourite, it was God making his presence known - of that i am sure. Unfortunately, Martin and Dave did not meet us at Jo'burg as planned. Their connecting flight from Frankfurt to Jo'burg was delayed and they did not make the flight out to Biera, we tried to delay the flight and plead for them to wait, but to no avail, we heard since they missed it by less than ten minutes but they will be arriving today in an hour. . or two, or three, or four... I had visions of them relaxing in a first class hotel in South Africa and taking a swim in the pool to pass the day away but i think that will be far from the truth!
In their absence we have been treated so well, we all went for a stroll round Beira last night and watched a bright red sun set on the horizon of the Indian Ocean about 6ish, the view in front was idyllic, the view behind quite the opposite. We climbed some stairs of a building to get a view of the city by night, praise God we had a light on the phone, they were dark, broken and extremely dangerous, like just about everything around her - but what a view!
We all managed to sleep, despite our little visitors, I am sharing with Ruth and she was worried on hearing the rats, envisaging big black monsters, a little white one peeped over the rafters and after seeing it, although being still quite apprehensive i think it put some fears to rest. I can do rats, i kept them, will let u know what happens when the cockroaches come out to play tho!! not too comfortable with that one - ok from a distance. This morning i went to the shower, they now have 2 here! one even fooled me by having a hot water tap on it, no such luck!, but even running water is a luxury here.
Pastor Bonga drove us to Inhamizua this morning, we got ready for 9am as instructed as the leaving time, and set off at 10.30am - as expected!!! remembering it's African time. The roads and quality of the vehicles is unbelieveable, we got stuck behind someone taking their driving test - hilarious !! - I have no idea what you would have to do to fail a test round here seems anything goes. The best vehicles seem to be some immaculate 1970's motorbikes, they're everywhere, or maybe it's just me that notices them and in prestine condition, unlike everything else here, perhaps they just don't rust as it hardly rains, not sure why but they are all Hondas and look like they've just come out the showroom, not that i have any inclination to try one out on these roads. We greeted the boys and took photos and gifts and saw the progress of Pastor Bongas house and the new classrooms and buildings. It is heartbreaking, children here cannot afford an education, those who go to school are so grateful for the opportunity to learn and cherish their school it is a great privalage, a far cry from the attitude of so many of the children in our country. The poverty is overwhelming and hard to take in, even though i have seen it before it is so easy to forget.
We have just got news as i write that Martin and Dave have flown from Jo'burg and are at Maputo but their is no flight to Beira today, not till 4.30pm tomorrow! They can fly back to Jo'burg and get the 11am flight tomorrow from there or wait for the 4.30pm one tomorrow from Maputo, but sadly they will not now be here today.
I cannot imagine how fustrated they must be at such a waste of days, but pray that they are able to face each new circumstance without becoming too disheartened.
I am sitting here scratching my mossy bites as we speak and are off to have lunch the hospitality is outstanding, what little they have, and it is sparce, they share with such joy. Thinking of all my friends and family at home in plenty, we are so lucky, i am glad and ashamed to be reminded just how fortunate and blessed my life has been and how thankless i have been at times.